Great Falls saw almost a foot of snow Saturday morning and extremely cold temperatures.

The Great Falls police warned that the side streets were in particularly bad condition.

Police reported that while the total number of calls were down for Saturday, they saw several minor crashes, cars stuck in snow drifts and one stranded dog.

Around 2 p.m. the dog became stranded on ice near Warden Bridge by 10 Ave. S.W. Great Falls Fire Rescue reported that the dog’s owner had broken a path through the ice to let the dog swim to shore and both were OK.

National Weather Service meteorologist Scott Coulston said that temperatures were not expected to rise much through Saturday.

“This morning was the bulk of the snow we will get,” Coulston said, adding that temperatures were expected to fall through Saturday night to possibly 13-to-15 below zero and remain below freezing through today.

“It looks like the clouds won’t be moving out until late tonight but there is the possibility that temperatures could become colder,” Coulston said.

Elsewhere in the state, strong wind and heavy snow reportedly caused trees to fall on buildings in Glacier National Park on Friday.

Most of the park was closed Saturday, according to the Missoulian. No injuries were reported.

Snow accumulation on the east side of the park was believed to be 2 feet at St. Mary and 18-20 inches at East Glacier. At West Glacier, trees fell on some 20 structures in the housing area near park headquarters.